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SubscriberWrites: Strategic autonomy cannot be imported. It must be built.

In a democracy, reforms must be sold, first to the people, then to the bureaucracy, and finally to the opposition.

SubscriberWrites: Beyond Labels: A Message for Our Times

With access to global knowledge and voices, this generation can rise above inherited fears and artificial divisions—and see people as people, not categories.

SubscriberWrites: Sovereignty on trial—Venezuela, Maduro & the ghosts of regime change

Maduro’s capture by the US raises troubling questions about sovereignty, selective justice and the growing use of international law as an instrument of power rather than restraint.

SubscriberWrites: Vande Mataram and the theatre of power—What the Goa assembly revealed

In Goa’s Assembly, Vande Mataram turned into a loyalty test rather than a shared sentiment, exposing how symbolism is used to mask failed governance and enforce obedience.

SubscriberWrites: When politics walks onto the field

From the Mustafizur Rahman–IPL row to Olympic boycotts and World Cups, the uneasy, often unavoidable entanglement of sports and politics resurfaces once again.

SubscriberWrites: When tariffs become tantrums

A 500% tariff threat met silence, not surrender. India didn’t defy it loudly; it waited it out. Civilisations don’t blink at noise—they absorb it.

SubscriberWrites: Colonialism beyond wardrobes—When de-Britishisation becomes a distraction

If the Railways Minister truly wishes to honour the spirit of decolonisation, he could begin elsewhere. He could advocate for making affordable travel a right, not a privilege.

SubscriberWrites: Job Seekers or Job Creators: India’s Defining Choice

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SubscriberWrites: Where tradition meets the arena

Thank you dear subscribers, we are overwhelmed with your response. Your Turn is a unique section from ThePrint featuring points of view from its subscribers....

SubscriberWrites: Are you a spiritual egotist?

A chance flight conversation reveals how modern spirituality, when reduced to self-help slogans and ego, can lose humility, depth and even basic co-passenger etiquette.

On Camera

India-Pakistan ready for lehenga diplomacy. Maryam Sharif has made the first move

Sometimes, we end up embroidering the truth as we overthink and overanalyse a fastidious lady’s personal wardrobe preferences for significant occasions.

Most EU firms eye India expansion post-trade deal, 90% say profitability to go up—FEBI survey

FEBI survey reveals Europe’s big bet on manufacturing, innovation hub amid ‘mother of all trade deals’, but flags regulatory concerns.

India, EU sign security & defence pact. How it links Indian firms to ‘ReArm Europe’ network 

The agreement comes despite differences between India and the EU on issues such as Russia-Ukraine war, showcasing the intent to deepen strategic ties. 

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.